Morgan Gould

Morgan Gould

220px Gould with South Africa in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Morgan Leonard Gould
Date of birth	(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kaizer Chiefs
Number	83
Youth career
	Noordgesig Sundowns
	Wits juniors
	Bedfordview Country Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2008	Jomo Cosmos	81	(0)
2008–2012	Supersport United	99	(15)
2012–	Kaizer Chiefs	39	(0)
International career‡
2008–	South Africa	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2013

Morgan Leonard Gould (born 23 March 1983) is a South African international footballer who plays professionally for Kaizer Chiefs, as a defender.

Career

Club career

Born in Soweto, Gould began his senior career with Jomo Cosmos in 2001, before moving to Supersport United in 2008. He signed for Kaizer Chiefs in May 2012.

Kaizer Chiefs

Gould was signed to Chiefs in July 2012 for R8,4million. He made his debut on 5 August 2012 against Mamelodi Sundowns losing 4-1.He scored his first goal against student outfit Bidvest Wits in the Nedbank Cup winning 3-0 with him scoring the second goal in 49th from a header from the near post. In the first half Siboniso Gaxa also scored his first goal for Chiefs. Earlier that day Orlando Pirates lost 4-1 to SAFA Second Division student outfit, Maluti FET College.He went to play only 9 games and 721 minutes in the 2012-13 season due to an achilles tendon surgery and a knee injury only recovering in pre-season.

Personal life

He his the son of late former Kaizer Chiefs and Penarol player Samuel Goodenough Nkomo (b. 1953)

International career

Gould made his international debut for South Africa in 2008, and was a squad member at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.